Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-23
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CHICAGO, ILL, Dec. Is The four sn
archists who were hanged November IL
August Spies, A. +. Parsons, Adolpi
Fischer end George Eagel, ard L3ui
Lingg, Wso cheated the ge:lows By com
uniting suicide the dsy before, wert
placed in their final resting place il
Wsldheim cemetery to-day. There va:
no disorder. The only dramatic feature
of the occasion was brought shout BY
Mrs. Parsons. she had Yept il the back
ground st the cemetery during the pre-.
limigary exercises, a few moments be-
fore Captain Black, chief counsel for The
anarchists, concluded his address, snd
while the spectators were in s
manner epell-bound oy the Cap
taln's rhetoric, some one shouted,
"Mske Way for Mrs. Parsons. u
The solidly packed crowd gave way. a
psssageWsy WAS made and Mrs. Parsons,
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. William
Holmes, came forward The nearest
cofin to her was that OF Spies. Her hus-
bands was second from this. Mrs. Par
sons eyes seemed to
PICK OUT THE CAsKET
IN which she was most interested, At
the moment her gaze caught it she gave
voice 10 wall which startled the crowd.
Captain Black psused in his speech. The
throng Was startled, then came scream
from Mrs. Parsons, which reached to the
outer circles OF the crowd. Thrice she
strove to speak, but the words refused to
come out and she sunk fainting into the
arms Of her friends. Captain Black came
to the rescue by saying in 3 commanding
tone:
"Some one please take fresh snow and
rub the lady's face"
Three men made soft snow balls, rub.
bed them on Mrs. Parsons temple, and
while she Showed signs OF CONSCIOUSNESS
she WAS carried SWAY.
The tuneral arrangements as arranged
by the committees consisted Of two parts.
The immediate relatives Of the eesd
men lett the city 1T 10 o'clock
in carriages. They started from CSC
Milwaukee avenue. At this place
is saloon over which is
hall where laborers meet. 1t was
chosen for the reason inst it was CEN
tral point for the chief mouraers. The
public
WENT BY TRAIN
from the Wisconsin Central. At the
dept there were no scenes. There WAS
only one policeman in uniform, but there
were five City detectives scattered about.
The first train 20 start was regular sub
urban one.
Il consisted Of six cars partially filed.
Hslf an hour later q special funeral train
pulled out Of the yard. There were ten
cars behind the engine. These cars con-
tanned not over 800 people. There was
no sorrow displayed by the occupants.
In fact the demeanor of the people was
that OF picnicing party. Smoking was
INDUCED in by nearly all the men, and the
women displayed only curiosity When
the train arrived at Waldheim ststi2n 3
stampede was MADE for the cemetery. |
The crowd gathered around 8 lot situated |
about 1900 feet from the entrance. The |
vault in which the bodies had been kept
was situsted few hundred feet 70 the |
north. Quickly the collins were
TAKEN FROM THE VAULT
and carried to the spot where the ex- !
pectant crowd WAS assembled. Spies |
cssket came frat, borne By six members |
OF the Aurora Turn Verein. Fischer's
was second. The pallbeerers were men,
bers of Typographical Union No. g. Par
sons was in the hands of members OF
his old assembly, 1907 knights
OF Labor. Engel's was taken care OF by
the German Fresco Painters Urion, and |
Louis Lingg's remains were carried by
committee from the Carpenters As
sembly, No. 241. The csskets Were
placed On biers. On Spies coffin were
flowers and red ribbons. Fischer's was
similarly decorated. Ga Parsons was
bouquets in simple red and, yellow roses,
and these modest emblems served to
hrin nyf in hoI ioe
which covered the csskets Of Engel and
LiDgg. The undertakers removed the
lids from the cctfins at the same time
that the
CHIEF MOURNERS
took their places. Among the latter were
Chris snc Ferdlnsnd Spies with their. I
sister Gretchen and their aged mother;
Nina VapZandt with her father, Elsa
Ffiel, Lirgg's girl; Mrs. Fischer gith her
daughters, Mrs. Eagel, and close TO
her was Mrs. Schwab, whose husband is
in the penlfentiary. All Of the women
were dressed in heavy mourning.
Nina VaEZsndt was q study.
Not 4 single sign Of emotion appeared on
her features. She chatted continually
with Captain Black. The only one who
shed tears st this time was Gretchen
Spies. J. r. Buchsnan acted az master
Of ceremonies. Mounting box he Oh
rected the crowd TO file past the coffins TO
tai e lsst look at the dead. The features
Of all the dead were What is called life
like-that is, the embalming process had
been success, and 8 counterfeit pink
flush OF life was On the cheeks. Not
trace of decomposition was to be seen.
Sd many people wished the privilege of
looking at the faces that Mr. Buchanan
announced that the unsatisfed crowd
should keep on moving and look ng while
The speeches went on. Before the ad-
dresses began 8 memorial hymn was sung
oy Milwaukee socialist. Then
CAPTAIN BLACK SPOKE.
His address was remarkable in that i
1paeld IN = most fervid and eloquent